owe i’ over the murder ever the murder of chris, charged over the murder of chris, who was killed last year. iran passes legislation to increase penalties for women who defy strict islamic dress code. breaking the rules could mean up to a decade injail. and king charles meets with president macron at the elysee palace as he begins a three—day state visit to france. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. the prime minister, rishi sunak, will give a speech in downing street in just over an hour's time, as speculation grows that the government could slow down key climate change commitments. in a leak to the bbc yesterday, it emerged that mr sunak was considering a range of options, including pushing back a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. that would put the uk in line with the eu's timetable. but as our political correspondent,

helen catt reports, there's been concern in political circles about the plans. reducing the uk's emissions to net zero by 2050 is set in law. by then, the country will only be able to put as many pollutants into the atmosphere as it can take out. but rishi sunak is about to make a significant gear shift in how the government plans to get there. ministers insist it's just the route that's changing, not the destination. the prime minister is taking an approach of pragmatism and proportionality when it comes to delivering our net zero commitments. it's right that he assesses the issue as a whole, taking into account people's bank balances, livelihoods. and ultimately, we're not going to save the country by bankrupting the british people. delaying measures such as bans on new oil and gas boilers has been called for by some

conservative mps who agree that it would be a burden on households. but the former cabinet minister, sir alok sharma, seen here with the king and mr. sunak, is among those who worry it will cost votes and international influence. some opposition politicians think mr sunak is misreading the public mood. we know investment in the green economy is good forjobs, it's good for our environment and it's good for the economy. so basically he seems to be doing this simply to to draw some political dividing lines with labour. that isjust so reckless. car makers have said they're concerned about the suggestion that the ban on new petrol and diesel cars could be moved back from 2030. in a statement, ford said... the view of the industry is we're on track for the ending fossil fuel vehicles. it's not for turning back and the uk

should be leading it both it's expected that labour will recommit to the 2030 date if the government announces it's delaying it. government has been signing off hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer subsidies to help businesses get ready for these long held changes. and now rishi sunak is you turning via leaks and midnight statements from the bunker at downing street. i mean, it's not how you run a country. rishi sunak will now set out his plans in downing street later this afternoon. there's no doubt it'll be a significant move on a major issue. he's under growing pressure to explain exactly why he's making it. lord deben is former chair of the climate change committee and current chair of sancroft international, a sustainable consultancy firm. he told us what he was expecting to hearfrom rishi sunak. certainly the things that the press have said. but if he does put back the timing of the cars, which will be all electric or the equivalent, that will be very damaging internationally,

they're very damaging for the industry itself, it will mean that motorists will not get the benefits of lower prices as quickly as they would otherwise have, and he will have neither commitment, ambition or consistency, which are the three things which quite rightly the motor car industry in the form of ford have asked for. now, all those might say proponents of this watering down, as it's been described, that the uk has made good progress so far when it comes to reducing emissions, which have fallen since 1990 by around 48%. so things are on track, people might say. no, they're not, because those figures only work if you go back to 1990. if you go back for the last few years under this government,

we have fallen behind. germany is now leading. we are doing much less well in all our climate change policies than the united states and the rest of europe. and even china has now moved up the scale with its very considerable commitment to more offshore wind and photovoltaics. so the fact of the matter is that whereas we were leaders three years ago, we are now tail—end charlies as far as the major countries are concerned and this will make it worse. and if this is as we understand it, then it will not enable us to reach net zero by 2050. we were already missing the target, climate change committee calculated that absolutely in detail. and i announced that in my last report quite clearly and said what the government had to do and it was to do new things and additional things, not cutting out the old ones.

and that is exactly, too, what chris skidmore, the government's own investigator, said in his report, which he did for the government. some breaking news on that story. it comes from our news desk in westminster and that is that the speaker of the house of commons cert lindsay hoyle has criticised the government for announcing a major policy shift on green targets just hours after the uk parliament has gone into recess for the party conference season. the spokeswomen for mr oil's office said if he had the power, the speaker would recall the power, the speaker would recall the house immediately and the statement goes on the house immediately and the statement goes on to the house immediately and the statement goes on to stay the house immediately and the statement goes on to stay that writing to the prime minister to that today to express that view in

the strongest of terms. the statement continues, this is not the way to do business. ministers answer to mp5 and we do not have a presidential system here. some very scathing comments they're coming from the speaker of the house of commons, cert lindsay hoyle. that is ahead of the news conference and statement we are expecting from the british prime minister, rishi sunak, in the next half and our. a spokeswoman for sir lindsay hoyle continues that mps with very different views on this issue have expressed their disquiet on the way this has been handled especially as the commons rose early last night so there was plenty of time for this statement to be made. she went on to say that the unelected house of lords would have the opportunity to scrutinise the policy announcement in response to the question tabled by a peer. we will be getting reaction on that latest on the story

and will be trying to get reaction from the prime minister office and we have that news conference in the next half an hour for that subject. i spoke also to anthony brown, the conservative mp for south cambridge and the chair of the all—party parliamentary environment group. i don't know exactly the announcement the prime minister will make shortly. i think the important thing is we get to net—zero by 2050 and that is the ultimate commitment. we have a pragmatic deliverable plan to get there and that's what i absolutely want to see. and i hope we do it in a way that is fair to the british people. and if there are huge costs such as changing borders and so on, we need to find a way that people can live with that and the policy is aligned to that. what i want to see is a pragmatic, deliverable programme to get to net—zero by 2050 that isn't about wishful thinking. it has to be a real, concrete plan and i'm confident that is the sort of person rishi is.

i attended a meeting with him a couple of weeks ago and i know he is committed to getting to net—zero by 2050 and i know he is someone who looks at how to deliver something rather than just making an announcement and hoping it follow. the other thing, as lord deben talked about, the last couple years, since 2010, we have cut carbon dioxide by nearly 40% which is twice the rate of the eu and twice the g7 average. it's more than any other g7 country. we don'tjust have the largest offshore wind farm in the world, we have the largest four in the world and eliminated coal for electricity production. we have done so much and are racing ahead of other countries. if the uk is racing ahead, why did the climate change committee report earlier this year that continued delays in policy development and implementation in reaching that target by 2050

was increasingly challenging and you also hearfrom greenpeace uk saying that that report from the climate change committee was a pitiful catalogue of rishi sunak�*s climate failures? there are clearly a lot of people know about this area and don't think things are going as well as you say they are. it's absolutely right that groups like greenpeace hard the government to that. and basically were saying that the current mix of policies needed to be implemented in order to get to 2050 and i don't think... i don't know what else he will say in the next hour or so but that is i'm sure what he says will be consistent with that. you need the policies to deliver that and implement those policies. and part of the report is saying there are a lot

of things we still need to do which is absolutely true. if you're watching in the uk, we're putting together a special your questions answered programme on what this story might mean for the uk's push to net zero emissions. we'll be putting your questions to experts — from 5:30 until 6pm this evening. tell us what you want to know, and we'll find out the answer for you. there are several ways of getting in touch — via email on haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk or you can tweet or post on x — or twitter as it used to be known — @bbc—haveyoursay. and you can also contact us via whatsapp — the number — +44 7756165 803 details of all those and much more on the live page on our website — scan this qr code — or log on to bbc.co.uk/news — or you can of course go via the bbc app.

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the parole board has confirmed that one of the killers of toddler james bulger has been granted a parole hearing. jon venables served eight years for the two—year—old's murder in 1993 and was freed on licence — but in 2017 venables was jailed again for having child abuse images on his computer. a parole hearing will take place in november. the rmt announced it'll take strike action on london underground on october lith and 6th — overjob losses and safety concerns. the union is in a long running dispute over station staff cuts and what they define as �*detrimental working conditions'. they say safety concerns have also been raised over higher workloads, more lone working and increased fatigue. british gymnastics has

published a list of banned coaches and other members, consisting of 62 people, as part of its plan to reform the sport. those named have been given a time—limited ban or expelled from british gymnastics because of a safeguarding investigation, criminal conviction or conduct and disciplinary reasons. you're live with bbc news. azerbaijan says it has now halted its military operation in nagorno karabakh, after separatist forces there agreed to lay down their arms. the local administration in the enclave has also agreed to start talks on how to integrate the territory into azerbaijan. the separatists say 32 people were killed injust over a day of fighting, including two children. these latest pictures show around 2,000 people being moved to safety. russia, a former power in the region, says it has offered humanitarian and medical assistance. the fighting has been intense, this is video

filmed in stepanakert, which is the capital of armenian—controlled nagorno karabakh. the sound of shelling can be heard in the distance. earlier we heard from our correspondent in tbilisi, rayhan demytrie, who's been following the story. the latest is that there is quite a lot of uncertainty for the ethnic armenians living in nagorno—karabakh. we have seen video footage of many people gathering at the airport in stepanakert, the regional capital, even though the airport never functions because the airspace was closed by azerbaijan. we know many people are seeking shelter at the russian peacekeepers' base in nagorno—karabakh. i've been in touch with some people and last month i visited the armenian side of the conflict in an effort to report on the blockades that were in place for many months and today i was reaching out to these people because they are divided, they are karabakh armenians but stuck in armenia are unable

to reach karabakh because the only road was shut for many months. they say they can't reach their families over the phone and some people are still in the basement. the humanitarian situation of what's happening on the ground sounds... people feel very vulnerable and uncertain about what the future holds after the authorities earlier today signed the ceasefire agreement with azerbaijan that was mediated by russia, basically capitulating to azerbaijan. earlier i spoke to alissa de carbonnel, the deputy program director for europe and central asia at crisis group. i asked her about the sustainability of the cease fire.

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military operation. and now, there are reports that there's been filtration camps and this is an incredibly critical humanitarian situation and humanitarian organisations need to be given access and the global community needs to stay on top of developments and hold them to account and how it manages the situation going forward. what is russia's role in all of this? they have offered humanitarian assistance, we have heard for example. assistance, we have heard for example-— assistance, we have heard for examle. , ~ , , assistance, we have heard for examle. ,, ., , ~ , example. russian peacekeepers are in the reuion example. russian peacekeepers are in the region and — example. russian peacekeepers are in the region and have _ example. russian peacekeepers are in the region and have been _ example. russian peacekeepers are in the region and have been since - example. russian peacekeepers are in the region and have been since they i the region and have been since they brokered a ceasefire that stopped the fighting between armenia and azerbaijan. as part of that ceasefire, armenian forces withdrew from nagorno—karabakh and peacekeepers have been there and unable to the kremlin rejects

accusations it hasn't done enough to stop the fighting. it's been unable to prevent this military operation clearly but they have been mediating and co—ordinating with authorities in azerbaijan to to try to help civilian populations and will have an important role going forward, it seems likely that baku is going to rely on them to manage the situation as it goes forward. find rely on them to manage the situation as it goes forward.— as it goes forward. and briefly in 30 seconds. _ as it goes forward. and briefly in 30 seconds, tell— as it goes forward. and briefly in 30 seconds, tell our _ as it goes forward. and briefly in 30 seconds, tell our viewers - as it goes forward. and briefly in | 30 seconds, tell our viewers why this conflict matters and why we should be paying attention to it. there are 120,000 residents living in nagorno—karabakh whose future security and safety is of great concern. there are also risks that escalation, we've already seen was between armenia and azerbaijan so

how that ceasefire is situation going forward is contained is incredibly important. the crown prosecution service is to bring a charge of murder against a metropolitan police officer over the death of chris kaba. chris kaba was hit by a single bullet in streatham hill in south london, in september last year. 0ur reporter greg mckenzie updated us on the latest developments. well, chris kaba was shot fatally last year, september 5th. the car he was driving had been followed, having been flagged on a police anpr camera, an automatic number plate recognition camera, as being linked to an incident on the previous day. it was a short time after the car was stopped that chris kaba was shot fatally once in the head. he later died in hospital. now, the independent office for police conduct launched an investigation immediately and handed their evidence file to the crown prosecution service around seven months ago. and today, the crown prosecution service have authorised a charging

decision for the officer who fired that gun. the charge of murder has been authorised by the crown prosecution service. now, the family have issued a statement and have said they welcomed today's decision. "which couldn't have come too soon," they say. they go on to say that chris was much loved by the family and all of his friends and he had a bright future ahead of him, but his life was cut short. meanwhile, the metropolitan police have also issued a statement today. the metropolitan police deputy assistant commissioner, helen millichap, described the charging decision as a "significant and serious development in the case." she goes on to say that the met fully supported the iopc investigation and their thoughts are with everyone affected by the case. she goes on to say, "we must now allow the court process to run its course" so it would not

be appropriate for her to say any more at this stage. now, as for the officer who remains suspended, he will appear at westminster magistrates court tomorrow morning. let's turn to iran now — where the government has passed a bill that increases the punishment to up to 10 years in prison for women who don't obey the country's strict islamic dress code. it comes just days after the one year anniversary of the death of mahsa amini — who died after being detained by iran's morality police for allegedy violating rules around wearing a headscarf. the bbc�*s parham ghobadi is in our newsroom. iran has finally passed this controversial bill which is going to be implemented for a trial period.

some of the feet of this bill is nowadays if iranians were men don't abide by hijab regulations, they will be fined and that has increased tremendously to 7000 us dollars. that as the amount people pay to buy a brand—new car. nowadays they will be arrested for not wearing a hijab for ten days to two months in prison. that has increased as well from five years in prison until ten years which is a huge difference. another important thing is the timing of this bill. thus only four days after the anniversary of the killing of mahsa amini in police custody. people outside the country expected protests taking place and there were sporadic protests but nothing major and nationwide took place. many believe that has given the confidence to iranian regime and

officials to introduce this bill at this moment of time. i was checking the bill and there are some other features to it saying the police and forces need to use smart methods which they probably mean is using cctv and facial recognition and promoting islamic lifestyle. many critics believe this has already been implemented and failed policies and iranian women haven't been encouraged to where the dress code. earlier this month, there was a warning that such regulations will turn iran into a gender apartheid system. king charles and queen camilla are in france for a three—day state visit and they've arleady been at a few events. this is the scene a few hours ago as the royal couple

he is shaking hands with members of the public and working the crowd alongside emmanuel macron. that happened after they walked out of the elysee palace onto the streets of the french capital. earlier in the day, the pair took part in a ceremony at the arc de triomphe as you can see there where king charles and the french president laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier. they then travelled to the elysee palace as you can see there, president macron and king charles and queen camilla posing for photos before heading inside. don't forget, you must stay with us because we will bring new prime minister rishi sunak�*s speech in the next few

moments where he is expected to water down key green targets. that speech live from downing street. the prime minister says he is still committed to reaching net—zero but in a more proportionate way. stay with us here in bbc news for that and the latest. hello there. the weather story so far this week has been dominated by heavy rain the rivers are now starting to look pretty ferocious. in fact, there's been a significant amount of rainfall in the last few days and take a look at this. this is our september rainfall so far.

this was the story earlier on today, as we can see the weather front sweeping east with heavy rain at times. that still has to clear away but dissented close to this area of low pressure, we keep some showers in the far north—west. clear skies elsewhere with single figures for many. as we go through the morning, there will be centring turnaround as well. early morning rain and south—east clears away. sunny spells elsewhere. close to this low pressure we see a frequent rush of showers and gales are still likely here. some showers across england and wales could be heavy with rumbles of thunder and develop much further inland as we head through the afternoon with highs of 13 to 19 degrees. living out of thursday, we are still likely to see more showers around on friday and the wind direction sweep through with a

north—westerly eastwards. a cooler feel on exposed coasts. some will filter further inland but a potential for less than enlightening across england and wales. highs between 12 and 18 celsius. enter the start of the weekend, a brief bridge of high weather builds and will things down. but waiting out in the wings is another area of low pressure which will push its way steadily eastwards. it means a relatively dry and sunny start to the weekend and the potential we will keep the sunshine in the south. wet and windy conditions dominate from sunday onwards.

this is bbc news. the british prime minister — rishi sunak — will make a speech on the government's net zero's plans later. a shift in climate policy is expected with some targets slowed down. we've got a menu in the form of leaks of the kinds of things he says he is considering, on a tantalising

sort of menu. we do know what he will announce. sort of menu. we do know what he willannounce. some sort of menu. we do know what he will announce. some of the things his flag up and considered will almost certainly reject. i will be surprised if he changes the trajectory. i know they watch the news or read the papers and wonder why the face of the facts as they have them, choices are made as they are. i know they disliked westminster gameplay and the lack of accountability. most of all, i think people are tired of the false choice between two versions of change that never go beyond a slogan. it's a privilege of my life. it's people are its greatest strength. they propel this forward.

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